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Welcome back Atlantis, good luck Frank!
Welcome back Atlantis After a fascinating 13-day mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew touched down safely at Edwards Air Force Base on Sunday 24 May. Welcome home...
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The ISS is watching you
This week the Big Picture ran a series of pictures taken from the ISS looking down at Earth. It’s a great reminder that the Earth is in fact a very beautiful place and we should be honoured to be able...
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… and you can watch the ISS!
Don’t freak out that the ISS is watching you – just wave back! A new service called Twisst has just been launched on Twitter to send users alerts of ISS passes at their location, based on the location...
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Pretty solar storms
I don’t usually envy people who live in places like Iceland or Northern Canada – cold, dark and desolate places. But I am insanely jealous of them for one reason: the Aurora Borealis. Aurorae light up...
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From the guys who brought you this fun video about JWST, here’s one telling you exactly why NASA rocks. As a European, I should add that ESA is also awesome! Here’s hoping a cute European geek (m/f)...
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Last launch for Endeavour today
Endeavour, ready for launch. Credit: Ken Kremer If you’ve never watched the Space Shuttle launch – either live or via NASA’s web feed - you’ve got just two chances left! Endeavour should launch later...
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Atlantis and Aurora
The last ever space shuttle flight is almost over. After its final visit to the International Space Station, Atlantis is preparing to return to Earth tomorrow, marking the end of a long and eventful...
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Fly Through Space
Check out this gorgeous timelapse taken from the ISS! Details on data sources and how the timelapse was made on the YouTube page. h/t to Rob for posting.
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Comet Lovejoy
Check out this amazing video taken by International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank of Comet Lovejoy, the sungrazing comet that just last week survived its close encounter with the Sun. Lovejoy was...
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